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Sunday Night Open
on November 25, 2012
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Working on my Fordham post for tomorrow (hopefully). So bring up any topics you want in the comments....
Kill lists for me, but not for thee
on November 25, 2012
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The use of drone strikes has been expanded dramatically under Obama. The personal involvement of the President in the intimate details of targeting and kill lists is new to this administration. It's not something Democrats like to talk about. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz denied knowledge of the kill...
Most watched music video ever — Gangnam Style
on November 25, 2012
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Even more than Rebecca Black's Friday and Anne's Chick-fil-A guys. PSY's Gangnam Style becomes most watched YouTube video of all time with 805 million views: South Korean rapper PSY's Gangnam Style has become YouTube's most viewed video of all time. YouTube said in a posting on its Trends...
Iron Dome’s big brother, Magic Wand (Update – 1st test successful)
on November 25, 2012
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Iron Dome has been declared the only real Israeli winner in the recent Gaza fighting. But it has a big brother coming on line soon, Magic Wand (aka David's Sling): The IDF is in the final stages of laying the groundwork to deploy the "Magic Wand" missile...
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Arizona State Board of Education Votes to Cut DEI Standards in Compliance With Trump Executive Order
Weak Horse, the movie
on November 25, 2012
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If you had any doubt who is the weak horse, witness the change in the story line of the just released remake of Red Dawn, as described by Sonny Bunch in The Washington Free Beacon: Sometime between the start of production and the remake’s release, which...
Tea Party Activists vs Republican Party Operatives in California
on November 25, 2012
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As a co-founder of one of the largest California Tea Party groups (SoCal Tax Revolt Coalition), I often am asked why I choose to remain a registered Democrat. In part, it is because the state Republican party doesn't inspire much confidence. Or, as I like to...
What’s the chance?
on November 25, 2012
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From Thomas on October 11: I went to your website to get your take on last night’s Brown-Warren debate, and I started leafing through your archives. I found your post entitled, I want this person to cry herself to sleep on November 6, with the photo...
Saturday Night Card Game (WaPo plays the Rice card)
on November 24, 2012
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I know I sound like a broken record. Everytime I think the Democratic race card players could not get more vile, more deranged, more patronizingly demeaning to blacks, someone manages to defy even my vivid imagination. This time, it is the Editorial Board of The Washington Post,...
Roger Cohen at NYT hasn’t figured out the “New Egypt” is Islamist
on November 24, 2012
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Roger Cohen was among the worst of the delusional dreamers about the nature of the Islamist uprising in Egypt. I frequently have quoted this prediction by Cohen on February 3, 2011: Already we hear the predictable warnings from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu: This could be Iran...
Liberals hate Wal-Mart >> Wal-Mart helps the poor = Liberals hate the poor
on November 24, 2012
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Just applying a little election year anti-Republican logic to the Black Friday union protests against Wal-Mart, which mostly were a fizzle. Via Lachlan Markay's Storify entry. It's hard keeping up with all the emerging social media tools; Storify is just another thing which, while probably useful, makes...
Dear generator-owning homeowners, do not invite Nick Kristof over next time there is a hurricane
on November 24, 2012
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I'm still waiting for Nick Kristof of the NY Times to write a column explaining away the rising dictatorship by his beloved Arab Spring. Until then, we have to suffer through a mind-numbing series of non-sequiturs in which the decline in marginal tax rates over the...
“Conservative Students Should Be Seen Not Heard” Week at College Insurrection
on November 24, 2012
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And maybe not even seen. Do not attempt to speak truth to power: Macalester Foreign Student Shocked By One-Sided Liberal Politics on Campus Criticism of Affirmative Action Draws Ire at Harvard Crimson Anti-harassment campus policies are the new speech codes UNC Student — If Quoting Reagan Violates Speech Codes, We’re...
When do we get to ban things?
on November 24, 2012
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Spotted in Rhode Island. In a town which has passed a ban on plastic bags in supermarkets: ...
George Zimmerman Trayvon Martin June 10 2013
on November 23, 2012
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Because of the election, the trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin, has been out of our focus. But not for long, as the trial is scheduled for June 10, and there will be pre-trial evidentiary hearings in April. Here are some recent and...
Understand first, then aim
on November 23, 2012
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A point made here before is that we may not fully understand the reasons why Mitt Romney lost. I've proffered a few gut feelings, but have cautioned against adopting Democratic talking points on immigration and other issues -- in other words, becoming Democrat-lite -- based on...
Eisenhower family continues to fight ‘totalitarian state’ design of memorial
on November 23, 2012
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A proposed Frank Gehry designed memorial for President Eisenhower is being vehemently protested by his only living son as well as granddaughters, who have objected both to the high cost to taxpayers and the design concept. A letter made public November 20 by granddaughter Susan Eisenhower details...
